Lucky me

helidude71 · 05-01-2012, 03:44 PM

Today one boom support rod came loose during flight.

Luckily I wasn't inverted and landed without damage.

After close inspection the screw which goes into the CNC clamp came out.
The other side was loose.
One small phillips screw came out a little bit as well.
(The screw that holds the plastic part that goes into the alu rod.)

I put a little CA on all four phillips screws to be safe.
Loctite is curing as we speak.

Still wondering why this happened.
Never seen this on my Align bird. (With *lots* of flights.)
I used loctite on all screws and degreased all parts.

Must be a high vib spot.

Colonel Sanders · 05-01-2012, 03:54 PM

That same thing happened to mine. Its just a cheap part, I replaced it afterwards with $10.99 TREX 600 boom supports from anything heli. Not as shiney, but alot more sturdy and their an exact fit, no need to move the boom clamp.

helidude71 · 05-01-2012, 04:03 PM

That is a plan.

But why did the screw backed out?
Because the rods are to flimsy and vibe too much?

crf69 · 05-01-2012, 04:03 PM

happened to me.

i finished the flight in a hover.

i used red loctie it aint going anywhere.

newbheliusr · 05-01-2012, 04:06 PM

You'd think a 900 dollar heli would have decent parts throughout don't you? It just amazes me how you can spend 400, 500, 900, 1300 dollars and still end up with crap pieces.

helidude71 · 05-01-2012, 04:15 PM

Sjeezz, I'm not the only one.

Red loctite could also be the way to go.

And yes I do expect almost all the be OK for the money spend.
I even upgraded the boom clamp for the CNC upgrade because the stock plastic one looks like crap to me.
Pfff...

fusionsx00 · 05-01-2012, 04:49 PM

My paranoia makes me check the bolts around the tail boom clamps a lot.

I found the ones around the tail boom do get loose , I even replace my lower Jesus bolt after ever 60-70 flights.

Pretty funny since I fly foam planes I've glued together several times, but I don't think those foamys can kill anyone if there was a mishap. And there cheap.

helidude71 · 05-02-2012, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fusionsx00

My paranoia makes me check the bolts around the tail boom clamps a lot.

I found the ones around the tail boom do get loose , I even replace my lower Jesus bolt after ever 60-70 flights.

Pretty funny since I fly foam planes I've glued together several times, but I don't think those foamys can kill anyone if there was a mishap. And there cheap.

If lots of us have this problem it got to be some design issue.
I'm going to replace them sooner or later with the Align 600's like Colonel Sanders suggested.

05-01-2012, 03:44 PM	#1
helidude71 Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: The Netherlands	Lucky me Today one boom support rod came loose during flight. Luckily I wasn't inverted and landed without damage. After close inspection the screw which goes into the CNC clamp came out. The other side was loose. One small phillips screw came out a little bit as well. (The screw that holds the plastic part that goes into the alu rod.) I put a little CA on all four phillips screws to be safe. Loctite is curing as we speak. Still wondering why this happened. Never seen this on my Align bird. (With lots of flights.) I used loctite on all screws and degreased all parts. Must be a high vib spot. __________________ T-Rex 500 ESP FBL, Microbeast v3, Scorpion HK-3026-1600, CC ICE 75 TSH Gaui X5 FES, Microbeast v3, S.Bus, DS610s, DS650, YGE 100LV Futaba T7C Phoenix R/C v4

05-01-2012, 03:54 PM	#2
Colonel Sanders Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Muncie,Indiana USA	That same thing happened to mine. Its just a cheap part, I replaced it afterwards with $10.99 TREX 600 boom supports from anything heli. Not as shiney, but alot more sturdy and their an exact fit, no need to move the boom clamp. __________________ Velosity 50 Nitro, 5.3 Fullsize vbar, Rails X5 FES 5.3 Fullsize vbar, Edge Futaba T8FG Super Team Helidirect

05-01-2012, 04:03 PM	#3
helidude71 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: The Netherlands	That is a plan. But why did the screw backed out? Because the rods are to flimsy and vibe too much? __________________ T-Rex 500 ESP FBL, Microbeast v3, Scorpion HK-3026-1600, CC ICE 75 TSH Gaui X5 FES, Microbeast v3, S.Bus, DS610s, DS650, YGE 100LV Futaba T7C Phoenix R/C v4

05-01-2012, 04:15 PM	#6
helidude71 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: The Netherlands	Sjeezz, I'm not the only one. Red loctite could also be the way to go. And yes I do expect almost all the be OK for the money spend. I even upgraded the boom clamp for the CNC upgrade because the stock plastic one looks like crap to me. Pfff... __________________ T-Rex 500 ESP FBL, Microbeast v3, Scorpion HK-3026-1600, CC ICE 75 TSH Gaui X5 FES, Microbeast v3, S.Bus, DS610s, DS650, YGE 100LV Futaba T7C Phoenix R/C v4

05-01-2012, 04:49 PM	#7
fusionsx00 Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: usa	My paranoia makes me check the bolts around the tail boom clamps a lot. I found the ones around the tail boom do get loose , I even replace my lower Jesus bolt after ever 60-70 flights. Pretty funny since I fly foam planes I've glued together several times, but I don't think those foamys can kill anyone if there was a mishap. And there cheap. __________________ Dx8 mCPX bl v1 hp05s130X GauiX2FESds11,ds95i beastx Gaui X5FES,AR7200BX,Xera4020Torq9088,9188

05-01-2012, 04:06 PM	#5
newbheliusr Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mountlake Terrace, Wa	You'd think a 900 dollar heli would have decent parts throughout don't you? It just amazes me how you can spend 400, 500, 900, 1300 dollars and still end up with crap pieces.

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